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A spokesman in Nigeria for former Liberian president Charles Taylor said Monday that his whereabouts are unknown, after Nigeria indicated over the weekend that Liberia could take Taylor into custody to stand trial for war...

The UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) Sunday called on the Nigerian government to immediately detain former Liberian president and accused war criminal Charles Taylor so that he does not disappear before being...

Statement by the Federal Government of Nigeria - Former President Charles Taylor to be Transferred to the Custody of the Government of Liberia, March 25, 2006. Text:On March 5th, 2006, a formal request was sent to President Olusegun Obasanjo by...

The former UN Chief Prosecutor for the Special Court for Sierra Leone who signed the indictment of ex-Liberian president Charles Taylor in 2003 Saturday hailed Nigeria's promise to hand over the former warlord ,...

The Nigerian government said Saturday that it would allow the transfer of ex-Liberia president and fugitive war crimes indictee Charles Taylor to Liberian authorities. According to a statement: "President Olusegun Obasanjo has today, 25 March, informed...

In an effort to bring closure to the contentious issue of the fate of former Liberian President Charles Taylor , Liberia's new president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on Tuesday called on African leaders to decide whether to place Taylor...

JURIST Guest Columnist David Crane, former Chief Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, now at Syracuse University College of Law, says it's time for Nigeria to hand over former Liberian president Charles Taylor for trial on war crimes...

The latest effort to put former Liberian President Charles Taylor on trial for crimes against humanity at the Special Court for Sierra Leone should be seen as a warning to the "world's...

Liberia has formally asked the Nigerian government to transfer former Liberian President Charles Taylor so that he can face war crimes charges at the Special Court for Sierra Leone . Liberia's transfer request...

Nigerian lawyers have begun a two-day boycott of the country's courts in protest at what they say is "failure of the government to comply with court orders and the violation of human rights." Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) ...